Geopolitical Futures
Geopolitical Futures (GPF) was founded in 2015 by George Friedman, international strategist and author of The Storm Before the Calm and The Next 100 Years. GPF is non-ideological, analyzes the world and forecasts the future using geopolitics: political, economic, military and geographic dimensions at the foundation of a nation.
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Daily Memo: Armenia Makes Concessions, EU to Tax Russian Grain
Ceding territory. Armenia must cede four border villages to Azerbaijan in order to avoid another war, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said during a visit to the frontier region on Tuesday. According to Pashinyan, the Armenian government has agreed to demarcate the entire border and return some areas internationally recognized as Azerbaijani territory but controlled […]
Daily Memo: Niger Expels US Troops, EU Invests in Egypt
Ousted. Niger’s ruling military junta ordered U.S. troops to leave the country with immediate effect. The United States has roughly 1,000 troops stationed at two bases in Niger. Prior...
A Closer Look at NATO Spending
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In a meeting with NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg, Poland's president advocated that each NATO member increase defense spending to 3 percent of gross domestic product to strengthen...
Daily Memo: Japan to Relax Defense Export Rules, Congo Renegotiates China Deal
Japanese changes. Japan will relax its strict defense equipment transfer rules to allow the export of next-generation fighter jets set to be jointly developed with Britain and Italy, according...
The Leighton Smith Podcast: George Friedman on Storms, Wars and the Potential for Peace
On this episode of NewstalkZB's Leighton Smith Podcast, GPF Chairman George Friedman is in studio to discuss the current wars raging in the Middle East and Ukraine, how peace might come to Ukraine, as well as the role of space in warfare.
Daily Memo: The US and Iran, Moldova and Russia
Backchanneling. The U.S. reportedly held indirect talks with Iran in January on a range of issues including the Houthi attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea. The negotiations,...
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Population Density of Canada
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Canada is one of those countries where a vast land mass obscures the fact that the country has a relatively small population. While Canada is the second largest country in the world, its 35 million inhabitants make Canada only the 39th most populated country.
Live Updates on Ukraine War
All times are approximate local time in Kyiv (GMT+2).
Friday, March 11
11:30 a.m.: The EU's foreign policy chief said the bloc would double its spending...
How the Ukraine War Will Likely End
FREEAs we consider how the war in Ukraine will end, we must first understand how it began. Russia invaded for geostrategic reasons – having...
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